The Business Times, 27 May 1998

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) 110/12/97 85t SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.9g/blztimes WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1998
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    SES to lose regulatory powers in radical plan
    954 1  -  (kyt-appaintad committee envision* US-ityle regulation bated on diaclonre Byi Catherine Ong Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] The Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) will lose most of its regulatory powers under radical proposals by a government-ap-pointed committee to promote Singapore as a centre for
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    Thailand heads for sharper economic contraction
    812 1  -  Economy forecast to shrink 4-5.5%; no let up in monetary austerity From Alan Boyd in Bangkok THAILAND has sharply revised downwards Its forecast fbr economic contraction this year and is bracing for another quarter of harsh monetary discipline. Dashing hopes of a reprieve for
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    Analysts brace for worse than expected Q1 M'sia growth
    816 1  -  Forecasts of -1% to 2%; data expected to be out this week By Meera Thju*mjtratnam in Kuala Lumpur PRIVATE economists are bracing for a worse-than-ex-pected gross domestic product (GDP) growth figure for the first quarter, which is expected to be released
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    June off-budget boost for S'pore economy if growth falters: DPM
    592 1  -  Analysts speculate cuts in CPF contribution likely By' Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] The government could introduce "offbudget" measures as early as end-June to boost the Singapore economy if second-quar-ter figures confirm a sharp fail in growth, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan
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      125 1 IMBIDU ImhUt The yen touched 187.60 to the US dollar in Tokyo yeeterday end threatened to sink to 110 or even lower something analysts had not expected to happen tor several months, FgM T*p prkrttj China m promised to give top priority to large state-owned enterprises •sit kicks off i
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      9 1 M'sian credit growth falls for third month, Pg 5
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      408 1 Habibie reaches out to Chinatown -4JLW >m* 'VMtm, »> M *g"BWMP p IwF*' *3 »i^... tf^r-. %j^ir,r," fi' i #f§ Ia A m M I -+^^M AT* •< J .*2aPR -tf*' f [JAKARTA] Indonesian President B J Habibie, accompanied by hit wifiAinun, wooing at they arrived at a thopping mall
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon Asian crisis could spur single call zone in region: consultant
      540 2  -  Proposal for common telecoms market seen within a year as turmoil speeds np liberalisation By' Teh Hooi Ling THE economic crisis in South-east Asia could spur the creation of a single call zone in the region, predicts Andersen Consult ing's
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      Lock icon US electronics: Q1 data a concern
      311 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Electronics By, Jenifer Lien NEW orders of electronic components in the United States recovered in March, rising 11.4 per cent following February's revised 8.2 per cent drop. The preliminary February figure, reported in April, was a decline of 4 per
      Source: US Commerce Dept  -  311 words
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      Govt accepts NWC's wage guidelines
      243 2 Workers urged te lower expectations, brace for hard times THE government yesterday accepted the National Wages Council's (NWC) latest guidelines, and called on workers to lower their expectations and prepare for the difficulties ahead. "In view of the severe economic downturn and the uncertainties confronting
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      379 2 w The Singapore Trade Development Board invites CEOs, General Managers, Marketing Directors and senior business development executives to participate in business missions to two key pioneering markets Central Asia and East Africa. Companies, keen in seeking new markets and opportunities, are encouraged to explore these markets to gain first-mover advantage.
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      118 2 -.a i4l h >{' It's tough times like these that bring out the best. 1998 Enterprise 50 nominations are now open Companies can nominate themselves by completing the official nomination form. Companies must be home-grown, privately-owned and incorporated under Singapore's Companies Act (1994 Revised Edition) with four years of audited
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Malaysia credit growth falls for third month in April to 14.7%
      486 3  -  Figure underscores govt fears credit growth may be falling too fast By Hun Tharmaratnam in Kuala Lumpur ANNUAL credit growth in Malaysia fell to 14.7 per cent in April, its third successive drop, underscoring government fears once again that
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      Lock icon KL: new agency not for bailouts
      325 3 OTTAWA It will help manage problem leans and be ran by private sector Reuters MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday the Asset Management Corporation now being set up will help manage problem loans but will not be a
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      Lock icon Thai plans for bank sale out by July
      121 3 BANGKOK Bloomberg THAILAND'S central bank will announce detailed plans for the sale of four recently nationalised banks by the end of July, a regulator said, adding the banks would be operated normally till then. "The Bank of Thailand recently appointed J P
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      HK govt approves ATV handover to pro-Beijing group
      675 4  -  Group acquires 51% interest from existing ATV shareholders From Qoak Hiang Whai in Hongkong THE government has approved a change in ownership at Asia Television Ltd (ATV), where chairman Lim Por-yen has relinquished control to a consortium controlled by a group of
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      Lock icon Pro-business lawmakers urged to build popular base
      209 4 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG'S dominant pro-business legislators need to build a democratic base to prevent an explosion of social tension here, a leading academic warned yesterday. Professor Michael DeGolyer of the Hongkong Baptist University said the territory's political structure had been designed to benefit
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      Lock icon Tung rejects demands for greater democracy
      369 4 HONGKONG Govt will stick to its plans for gradual opening npc Tnng AFP HONGKONG leader Tung Chee-hwa has rejected demands for greater democracy following the resurgence of democratic groups in the territory's first post-colonial election. The Chief Executive said late on Monday, in reaction
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      Sino Land joins price war by slashing 17% off tag of HK units
      350 4  -  From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong NG TENG Pong's Sino Land yesterday joined In the raging price war among developers here when it cut prices of a residential project in the New Territories by about 17 per
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      China favours large state-owned firms for new overseas listings
      435 5  -  SINGAPORE 120 pilot groups and 100 firms undergoing reforms will also get top priority, says securities watchdog By Lu Ning CHINA has promised to give top priority to large stateowned enterprises (SOEs) as it kicks off a new round of selection
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      Lock icon Chinese courts to accept Taiwan civil judgments
      332 5 BEIJING Move to ensure fair legal protection for AW mainland AFP CHINA'S Supreme People's Court yesterday issued regulations requiring the country's judiciary to honour civil judgments handed down by courts in Taiwan, the official Xinhua news agency said. The regulations take effect immediately,
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      HK retail sales fell 12% in March to HK$l6.4b
      318 5  -  Department stores worst hit with sales falling about 30% From. Loh Hul Yin in Hongkong RETAIL sales remained in the doldrums in March, hit by poor consumer demand and a sickly tourism industry. Sales fell 12 per cent compared to a
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      Lock icon China detained Taiwan traders: reports
      170 5 TAIPEI Reuters TAIPEI was yesterday scrambling for details about 18 Taiwan businessmen reported to have been detained in China on suspicion of spying. Taipei media said mainland security authorities had arrested six people in March and April and were holding a further 12 under house
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      HK regulator to take over failed Ming Fung's assets
      494 5  -  HKs4Bom claims filed by clients; Liquidators for 4 units appointed From( Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong HUNDREDS of investors continued to file claims at the collapsed Ming Fung Group yesterday as the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) successfully obtained a court
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      736 4 f TONG MENG INDUSTRIES LIMITED (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICX IS HKRCBY GIVEN that the Thirty-Third Annual General Meeting of the Company wM be held at 47 Hill Street #05-02, Chinese Chamber of Commerce Industry Building, Singapore *****5, on Thursday, 11 June 1998,
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      710 4 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF WAH YEE WOODCRAFT PTE LTD MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP Al an Extraordinary General Meeting of Wall Yee Woodcraft Ptc Ltd convened and held at 307 Soonthorn Kosa Road. Bangkok ***** Thailand on 22 May 1998. the following
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      120 6 I YOU'VE GOT $710 MILLION TO IMPROVE I I THE LIFE OF THE BUSIHESS TRAVELER. I I H w do you spen d it? I jm —-j J I To give all our customers a piece of the pie, we're upgrading our seats, adding more entertainment options, installing laptop power
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Asian crisis seen hitting NZ, Vietnam next
      413 7 WELLINGTON Bat NZ Treasurer and finance minister reject Aussie report AFP Bloomberg NEW ZEALAND or Vietnam are the next most likely victims of the Asian economic meltdown, an Australian report said yesterday, but the claim was immediately rejected by Treasurer Winston Peters. The
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      Lock icon Murdoch faces summons over 'obscene' films
      182 7 NEWDELHI AFP AN INDIAN court has issued a new summons demanding that media baron Rupert Murdoch personally answer charges that his Star TV network aired "obscene" films, press reports said yesterday. Prem Kumar, chief metropolitan magistrate of New Delhi court, said neither Mr Murdoch
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      Lock icon Yen touches 137.60 low, poised to sink further
      492 8  -  Slide to 140 or lower seems imminent without concerted 6-8 intervention From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE yen touched 137.60 to the US dollar here yesterday and threatened to sink to 140 or even lower something analysts had not expected to happen
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      Lock icon Australians apologise to Aborigines in defiance of govt
      408 8 SYDNEY Thousands gjpi Sorry Books, but no formal govt apology CHURCH bells tolled across Australia yesterday as tens of thousands of people defied the government and apologised to Aborigines for past injustices, particularly the "stealing" of black children under an assimilation policy.
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      Lock icon Korean stocks fall further 6% on strike fears
      413 8 SEOUL AFP SOUTH Korean share prices nosedived 6 per cent yesterday to 11-year lows as investors fretted over planned strikes this week that could further worsen market sentiment, dealers said. "All the news coming in is negative at the moment. The Japanese
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      Lock icon Japan's new watchdog under wraps
      289 8 TOKYO It takes off in June but key functions, staff still unknown Reuters JAPAN'S new financial watchdog will start up in less than a month, but some market participants say they are still in the dark as to how the new body will operate and
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      156 8 P Singapore's only independent, performance ranking of Top Companies. —SINGAPORE— 1000 invites all qualifying companies to bo ranked in the Singapore 1000 1998/09 To qualify for ranking, companies must satisfy the following conditions: Must be registered with Registry of Companies and Businesses CRCB) as a Limited or Private Limited Company
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US consumer confidence down in May; April home resales slow
      477 9 NEW YORK Data point to falloff in spending retail sales dip in first 2 weeks of May Bloomberg US consumer confidence fell in May after hovering at 30year highs, suggesting that consumer spending could slow in the months ahead, holding
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      Lock icon London bourse to unveil dealing strategy
      614 9 LONDON Electronic system reliable but blamed for price swings Reuters INTENSE debate over the mechanics of dealing shares in Europe's biggest stock market is due to come to a head in the next few days when the London Stock Exchange is expected to unveil
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      Lock icon Slow dancing
      58 9 [LISBON, Portugal] An unidentified tourist grimacing while dancing with a robot in front of the International Olympic Committee stand at the Lisbon Expo 1998 World Fair on Sunday. Since the Expo opened last Friday, just over2o,ooopeople a day have visited the exhibition, whose theme is the oceans, well
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      Lock icon Kohl loses his cool as polls near
      337 9 BONN Reuters GERMAN Chancellor Helmut Kohl fired his spokesman four months before the country goes to the polls, a move that showed pre-election nerves, not toughness, political analysts and commentators said yesterday. They called it an uncommonly frantic step from the usually unflappable
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      Lock icon EU hails waiver of US sanctions
      433 10 BRUSSELS Bnt deal on EU firms doing business in Cuba, Libya, Iran has to pass Congress Reuters EUROPEAN Union foreign ministers have hailed a deal to head off US sanctions as an important step towards resolving transatlantic differences. But the ministers said the EU's
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      Lock icon Yeltsin approves austerity budget programme
      356 10 MOSCOW He s&ys govt has crisis plan to titkk coal miners' protests Reuters RUSSIAN President Boris Yeltsin yesterday approved a government austerity programme to try to stop increasingly pervasive economic rot. But Russian shares sank at one point to their lowest since end-1996 and treasury
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      Lock icon Holding up the flag
      29 10 [ROS WELL, Georgia] Volunteers attending a Memorial Day observance on Monday in Roswell help to keep a giant American flag from touching the ground. REUTERS
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      Lock icon West Bank pullout: Israel wants foreign aid
      274 10 JERUSALEM Netanyahu plans to ask US for USslb: TV reports AFP PRIME Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed yesterday that he wanted "generous" foreign aid to pay for needed security arrangements to accompany any further transfer of West Bank land to self-rule. "Israel does not
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      Lock icon Africa grows faster than Europe but is still vulnerable: bank
      362 10 ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast AFP GROSS domestic product in Africa grew by an estimated 3.7 per cent last year, more than across the European Union and in Japan, according to the African Development Bank's annual report. However, this record of improvement
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      192 9 INVESTING? SPECULATING? MM THE CHOICE IS YOURS In today's fast-paced investment arena This information, available on CD-ROM where millions can be made or lost in a and the World Wide Web, includes: matter of seconds, you need fast access Comprehensive electronic annual report to updated financial information to make compilation
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      474 10 toSkEI Auction Swiss based group opens its program for Asean. Custodians Superintendence and Trustees Company SA. Custodians Art/Wealth Assets, Superintendence Copyright, Trustees of Intellectual Property IMPORTANT EXTRAORDINARY (RESTRICTED) AUCTION. HIGH INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE LEVELS e including unique superb and rare categorized examples rarely offered in Singapore. TRUE PERSIAN AND IRANIAN CARPETS
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Skilled labour shortage is US Achilles'heel
      639 11  -  IHB BOTTOMLDVE OPINION By Reginald Dale The writer is a columnist with the International Herald Tribune, where this commentary first appeared HOW long can the United States economy keep up its world-beating dynamism of the past six years? Ask an economist, and you will
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      177 11 'It's not an aphrodisiac, it's not a love drug for everyone.' -David Saks an analyst, after Pfizer said it will warn emergency room physicians not to treat patients on its impotence pill Viagra with organic nitrates such as nitroglycerin, primarily used to treat angina, or chest pain.
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      Hongkong's surprise poll results
      581 11 EDITORIAL THE overwhelming turnout for Hongkong's first elections under Chinese rule has left pollsters, academics and political pundits red-faced and scratching for reasons for the good turnout They forecast that only 30 to 35 per cent of voters would bother in line with the 36 per
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      How to channel savings to emerging markets
      928 11  -  Multilateral institutions like ADB can convert capital into in vestments in developing nations By. Anthony Rowley The writer is BT's Tokyo correspondent IF EVERY page of the voluminous literature which has poured forth on the subject of Asia's financial crisis were a dollar
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      896 11 HaMMehitask TO convince Indonesians he is serious about reform, President B J Habibie announced that his government would hold a general election as soon as possible, has agreed to release all political prisoners and has vowed to put the country's economy back on track. To top
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Art survives Asia crisis
      711 12  -  Active bidding and record prices at recent Christies and Sotheby's auctions show that collectors are still prepared to pay for quality art despite the regional turmoil, says sux jay SIAN JAY Everyone was a little unsure of how Singapore's spring art auctions would go this year,
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      Citibank team clinches corporate league title
      720 12  -  GOLF The winners didn't let a slow start to the season stop them By Alan Clarke AT ITS third attempt, and after two previous near misses, Citibank "A" team convincingly clinched the Citibank/Business Times Corporate Golf League title at Jurong Country Club last week,
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      Lock icon Shock Ist round exit for twice champ Bruguera
      610 12 FRENCH OPEN Agassi's comrinck cat short by Rnssian teenager Safin in 3 1 4 hour duel AFP Reuters [PARIS] Twice champion Sergi Bruguera of Spain suffered a shock first round exit from the French Open yesterday when he went down 6-2, 6-2,
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      158 12 r are highly mobile The World Cup The World Cup soccer's premier megaevent will dominate the lives of Singaporeans. And it's the perfect time to advertise and score points with World Cup fans who are also interested in handphones, cars, computers, hi-fi, fast food, fashionwear... Starting 23 May, the sports
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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      749 13 TV&RAPIO i« ■layMMtt"-''' 0.00 News 5 Today followed &3S Maison Ikkoku. ITWMV u b All Dogs Go To 6.00 See Thursday's Sched- r— 2.30 PM TV Innovations. Heaven ules. 4.00 Kidz Blitz: Space Real Adventures Goofs. Jonny Quest. M Em 4.30 DrXargle. 6.00 News 5 Today followed 9.00 AM TV
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      200 13 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 4 Make me a helper, if only for a -—Vl I _Jh_— 9 Urge game producer to pre- ill H H If pare soufEles with it (3-6) 12 Admit the French have style 13 I left Bulgarian capital with no trouble to keep mum LJ LJ—^ members (4)
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  • WIRED FOR BUSINESS
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      Net commerce and all that jazz
      1018 14  -  This seminar had wise men, and a dude with a really cool site. But where's the money? ebmiibth jambs finds out KENNETH JAMES PORTUNE magazine contributing editor Stratford Sherman relates how he happened to be in Bombay and decided to check out the city's
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      S'pore firm offers IT job matching service on the Net
      384 14  -  By 1 Toh Han Shih A SINGAPORE company has been offering an employment matchmaking service on the Internet for the past eight months, helping information technology firms to find the right person for the job. Infraglobe uses software created by
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      Gateway to HK stock market
      96 14 CHINESE-SPEAKING retail investors can now trade online in Hongkong stocks through a new service offered by Boom Securities (HK) Limited. The new Chinese language Web site provides local and overseas individuals access to the Hongkong stock market using standard Internet communications. An initial deposit of
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      A guide to the Arts Festival
      47 14 FOR the latest news on the Singapore Festival of Arts '98 kicking off tomorrow, look in at www.artsfeetnac.gov.sg. The online guide has information such as the programmes, workshops and booking details. For online ticket booking, visit Sistic's Web sits at www.sistic.com.Bg.
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      IT products fro male on Web site
      60 14 LOCAL computer company Computer Discount Super Store (CDSS) is offering more than 25,000 IT products for sale on its Web site launched in late-April. The store, with an online catalogue, allows Net users to settle purchases by credit card. Users also stand to
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      Online florist
      43 14 LOCAL florist Joaquim has come onboard Asia One Commerce with a range of floral bouquets for sale. Instead of credit card phone booking, customers can pick their favourite bouquet from the catalogue on the site. The online florist is at www.ecomzxom/joaquim.
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      UK, Japan for duty-frè e-commerce
      45 14 AT the recent G-8 summit the US and Japan agreed not to impose unnecessary restrictions and regulations on the p Internet airi electronic commerce. Both governments said they would "work toward a global understanding that this duty-free environment should remain".
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      Kodak's now high resolution cameras
      63 14 KODAK has Introduced two new high-resolution cameras with advanced connection technology costing leas than US$l,OOO (551,650) each. Its DC26O model ir retailing at USJ999, offers 1.6 million pixels per image, the highest available so far. The DC22O model is priced at US$799. Kodak's new cameras
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      United Airline* takes stake in Net firm
      60 14  -  Compiled by' Francis Ang f IN a bid to stay ahead in the travel market on the Net, United Airlines has acquired a minority stake in Internet Travel Network (www.itn.com). ITN, dealing with Web-baaed travel products and services, helps to develop the reservation
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      195 14 r-busineas (g> I Security E-BUSINESS: MAKING INTERNET Planning anil j design of BANKING MORE SECURE I security j architectures. In transforming your business into an e-business, the single most important issue is security. mm I That's why United Overseas Bank worked with IBM when it decided to become an e-business.
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  • COMAPNIES & MARKETS
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      Panel redefines SES role to make it less intrusive
      544 15  -  CORPORATE FINANCE RECOMMENDATIONS Principal role seen as operating exchange and promoting growth of securities market Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] The principal role of the Stock Exchange of Singapore should be to operate a securities exchange and to promote the growth of
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      313 15  -  It would have powers to file civil suits on their behalf Byi Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] The Corporate Finance Committee has proposed that a new "super regulator" be given the right to take out civil suits on behalf of investors if they suffer losses
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      240 15 It bags exclusive rights; first store to open in EL this year Bridge News [KUALA LUMPUR] Starbucks Coffee International signed a licensing agreement yesterday with Berjaya Coffee Company (M) Sdn Bhd, wholly owned by Berjaya Group Bhd, to open retail locations in Malaysia.
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      656 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Lee Han Shih IT WOULD be nice if some listed government-linked companies (GLCs) behaved more like listed companies and less like unlisted GLCs. Simply put, an unlisted GLC, owned entirely by the government, answers only to its
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      194 15 Reuters [BOMBAY] India's Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is in talks with the Singapore International Mercantile Exchange Ltd (Simex) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) for technical assistance to start derivatives trading, a senior official said yesterday. "We are at an exploratory stage and
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        488 16  -  It signs lip TTPC at 13 sen per kilowatt hour; RMl.9b plant to be built From Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S Tenaga Nasional Bhd yesterday signed its sixth and so far cheapest power purchase agreement with independent power producer Teknologi Tenaga Perlis Consortium Sdn
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        462 16 RMlb rescue deal shows Tong Kooi Ong's growing clout Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Heads turned last month when one of Malaysia's smallest banks helped a big rival finance its purchase of an ailing bank 10 times the small one's size. The man behind it
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        262 16 AFX-Asia Bernama [SINGAPORE] Sime Darby Bhd said it has agreed to sell US subsidiary Sandestin Resorts to Intrawest Corp of Canada for U*****.5 million (Ss2l7 million). Sime Darby said the deal will result in a net gain of
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        Lock icon Shangri-La (M) sees profit falling 25%
        195 16 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] ShangriLa Hotels (Malaysia) Bhd expects to see its pre-tax profit decline by about 25 per cent in 1998 from last year, the company's executive director said yesterday. Speaking to reporters after the hotel chain's extraordinary general meeting, executive director Kuok Oon
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        Lock icon Mazda cuts net loss by 61%, sees profit in '98
        250 17 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Mazda Motor Corp, which narrowed its net loss by 61 per cent in the year ended March 31, expects to post its first profit in six years this year, on cost-cutting and surging exports to the US and
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        423 17 Second-half profit of Japan's second biggest trading company dives 19.0% Bloomberg [TOKYO] Mitsui Co, Japan's second biggest trading company behind Mitsubishi Corp, indicated second-half earnings fell 19.6 per cent as economic turbulence in Asia squeezed earnings by region al affiliates. Mitsui's group net
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        223 17 lapaiif urn iliii watchdog to ask pTftSCCOtOfH to UMllOt Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) will ask prosecutors to indict a former Nissan Motor Co director on charges of insider trading, the Mainichi newspaper said, without citing sources. The securities industry
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          54 17 AFP [TOKYO] An employee of Japan's Fuji Photo Film showing off its new digttal still camera "FtaiePtxsoo" at its Tokyo office yesterday. The home-use small camera with 1.5 million pixels is aMetotake more than 500 pictures using an AA type battery The firm wUI pid it on
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          27 17 Reuters [HONGKONG] Cheung Kong (Holdinii) Ltd sakt yesterday that the first batch of its residential development Tlerra Verde, built on too of the TsinaYl topiffdia9ethe2^^^y'tiS^!^iirtura
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        298 17 AFP [SYDNEY] Microsoft Corp's Bill Gates will hold a closed door meeting with the chief executive of telecommunications giant Telstra Corp this week to hammer out ways to launch Web TV in Australia, a report said yesterday. Microsoft has been
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        196 17 AFP [MUNICH] Engineering giant Siemens said yesterday it set up another telecommunications joint venture in China. The new company, Siemens Communications Systems Ltd, will develop, manufacture and market "last mile" products for telecom networks, Siemens said. The primary focus would be on systems
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        473 19 USs37b merger nnder attack for second time in less than a week Reuters [BRUSSELS! European competition chief Karel Van Miert lashed out on Monday at the US$37 billion (5560.9 billion) merger between World Com and MCI saying that any overlap between the
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        236 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] BAA pic, the operator of seven UK airports, said profit rose 42 per cent in its fiscal fourth quarter as growth in air travel offset a strong pound that cut sales to overseas visitors. Net income for the three months ended
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          89 19 Bloomberg [DUSSELDORF] Thyssen AG, which plans to merge with fellow German steelmaker Fried Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp, said first-half pre-tax profit roee 37 per cent as it benefited from a booming auto industry in the US and Western Europe. Pre-tax profit for the half ended March 31
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          128 19 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Porsche AG's 1988 share price target was raised to 6£oo marks by Lehman Brothers analyst Christopher Will Mr WiH said he raised his price target after the stock beat his original target 0f4,500 marks. Mr Will, who rates Porsche a "strong buy",
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          165 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] Mirror Group pic shares roee as much as 12 per cent to a 52-week high yesterday following Friday's announcement by Axel Springer Verlag AG that it's considering a bid for the publisher of the UK's second biggest tabloid newspaper. Mirror shares rose
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          83 19 Reuters [BONN] German telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom AG said yesterday that it planned to spin off its cable television network into a separate company and eventually break it up into at least six regional operating companies. Telekom said it would farm out its
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        392 19 Deal to boost Tyco's presence in surgical products' market Bloomberg [HAMILTON, Bermuda] Tyco International Ltd agreed to buy US Surgical, a surgical products company, for about US$3.B9 billion (516.38 billion) in stock and assumed debt, expanding Tyco's medical products business. Each US Surgical
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        264 19 Reports say he is keen on PolyGram's 30% holding Reuters [LONDON} Andrew LloydWebber, multimillionaire British composer of hit musicals Cats and Phantom of the Opera, is attempting to buy PolyGram's 30 per cent stake in his Really Useful Group, according to British newspapers. The Daily
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        483 20 Gener&le's shares jump 15% on Dutch bank's 447.6b franc offer; no job cuts expected Bloomberg [AMSTERDAM] ABN Amro Holding NV has made a 447.6 billion Belgian franc (5520.3 billion) counter-offer for Belgium's Generale de Banque SA, topping an agreed bid by
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        196 20 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Fidelity Investments Japan, a unit of the US' largest fund manager, said funds under management rose 40 per cent in the first four months of the year. The jump was 12 per cent in April alone, bringing its pension and investment
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        330 20 It pledges to cut Asloom in costs, reduce staff by 20% over three years Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] National Mutual Holdings Ltd said it will restructure its Australian and New Zealand businesses, promising to cut Asloo million (Sslo3 million) in costs and reduce staff by
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        188 20 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] AMP Ltd's 1.7 million shareholders will be used as guinea pigs for the first branchless bank in Australia. AMP Bank, awarded a licence two months ago, yesterday unveiled a strategy based heavily on its mobile insurance sales force, telephone banking
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        113 20 Bloomberg [ZURICH] Japan's Sumitomo Bank Ltd said it will liquidate its Zurich-based Swiss unit as part of a plan to streamline its foreign operations. Sumitomo said Banca del Gottardo, a Swiss bank that is 55 per cent owned by Sumitomo, will take over its
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        237 20 SSKEXReport Reuters (SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures were steady but Japanese government bond futures (JGBs) slipped yesterday despite an enthusiastic response to an auction for 10year government bonds in Tokyo. "JGBs are off their highs now, but I think nobody is willing to sell
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        171 20  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES Charlie Kuo Charlie Kuo, service dealer, Refco Singapore [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures continued to slide as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co announced that its gross profit margins might drop to a record low of 25 per cent from
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        222 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] World oil prices slipped lower yesterday, with continued glut in global inventories and weaker prices for refined products sparking fresh concern among Middle East Gulf producers, traders said. Benchmark Brent crude futures for July loading were trading down 24 cents
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        293 20 AFX-Asia AFP THE dollar failed to maintain earlier highs against the yen in late dealing, after trading up to a new 82-month high of 138.02 against the yen during the afternoon. However, dealers said sentiment for the Japanese currency remains extremely fragile after concerns over latest events in
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      1501 21 Bloomberg PI Nikkei 225 ♦1M.70 JAPANESE stocks rose for the first time in three days as a weaker yen prompted domestic investors to buy exporters such as Sony Corp. Holidays in the US and the UK kept many foreigners out of the market. "We're in a high-tech, blue-chip, yen-bene-ficiary
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      1516 22 Reuters CI Hang Seng 4132 STOCKS quietly limped to a lower close yesterday as cautious investors stayed on the sidelines, unnerved by weaker regional currencies and lacking direction from major overseas markets. The Hang Seng Index lost 62.32 points, or 0.65 per cent, to end at 9,482.21. Turnover was
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      622 22 Reuters QShenzhenßlndex +L 29 CHINA'S hard currency B shares closed firmer yesterday on buying by domestic investors, still expecting the government to announce measures to boost interest in the market, analysts and brokers said. "Domestic investors continue to build B share positions in anticipation of new market policies," an
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      353 22 AFP □WPMn -136.70 TAIWAN share prices plummeted 1.6 per cent yesterday on lack of foreign institutional support and the weakness of the local currency on the back of the yen's sharp fall, dealers said. The Weighted Price Index dropped 135.70 points to 8,178.39, following a 0.8 per cent drop
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      226 22 AFP +2L45 NEW ZEALAND stocks rose one per cent on moderate turnover of NZ$6B.6 million yesterday after the central Reserve Bank eased monetary policy. The NZSE-40 Index was up 21.45 points to 2,240.10. Telecom Corp shares were up 17 cents at NZ$B.67. m«» v- r— ANZBanhM* UJ2 «ai2 44*1
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      793 22 □set later AM THAI stocks fell 1.2 per cent in thin trade yesterday in the wake of the Thai cabinet's approval of a fourth letter of intent to the IMF outlining its economic policies. Analysts said there was little reaction to the contents of the letter as it contained
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      408 22 Reuters nOwnpoßtelafaii -HH THE South Korean stock market tumbled to close at an another 11-year low yesterday, battered by fears of nationwide labour strikes and the weakening yen against the dollar, brokers said. The Korea Stock Exchange Composite Index lost 6 per cent, or 19.91 points, to close at
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      571 22 AFP HißOrtlMriw «Q AUSTRALIAN shares rose 0.3 per cent yesterday amid subdued trading with the major pace setter Wall Street closed for a holiday, brokers aid. The All Ordinaries Index rose 6.9 points to 2,734.7 while the All Resources Index rose 3.7 points to 1,125.7 and the All Industrials
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      683 22 AFP P Composite Index -5.49 SHARES fell 1.3 per cent yesterday with foreign investors sidelined amid a lack of confidence in the new Indonesian government, dealers said. "I think the key point is how to change foreign investors' view about the government. If they are still negative, then our
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      291 22 AFP |3 Mania -15J8 PHILIPPINE share prices fell 0.7 per cent yesterday due to the weakening of the Japanese yen and renewed fears over Asian currencies, analysts said. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index fell 15.18 points to close at 2,109.30 points. Turnover fell to 224 million shares worth
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        382 23 AFP n Composite Index -9.27 MALAYSIA'S key stock index fell 1.6 per cent yesterday following news of plans to recapitalise another local bank and fears the economy may have contracted in the March quarter, dealers said. The Composite Index closed at 561.28 points, down 9.27
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        201 24  -  WARRANT WATCH -By] R Sivanithy IN these troubled times, buying warrants which are essentiaUy bullish instruments seems foolhardy. However, if one sticks to the basic principles such as buying time, good gearing and a modest premium, one should be able to reap some kind
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        59 26  -  i-by Shiv Taneja DATACRAFT Asia closed 6 US cents higher at US$2.B6 on a volume of 1.46 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of 640,900 shares. In the near term, daily RSI and Stochastics indicate further upside, but investors should tread cautiously. Longer term, the weekly
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        672 26  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Also worrying investors are the 1.25% slide in the Jakarta stock benchmark and growing talk of further fall in the Japanese yen By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Another poor day for the Korean stock market and signs of lingering nervousness
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          62 26 WHAT do croissants and wrinkles have In common? Nothing, really. Except that a new beauty salon is thinking of having a trademark that reminds one of Delifrance's croissants and baguettes. All of which gives a twist to the adage "eat well, look good" In case you are wondering
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          61 26 HOW often do you find the general manager of a property development having the same name as the road on which the property is located? Great World Serviced Apartments, in Kim Seng Walk, is apparently managed by Tan Kim Seng. As "kim" sounds like gold in Chinese dialect,
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          138 26 ALTHOUGH we think, eat and sweat the regional crisis daily, Australians don't really give a hoot, said Gerry Freed of AMP Investments. AMP Ltd is Australia's largest insurer and investment company with more than Aslso billion (*****.6 billion) in assets. "The main headline in Australia is sports
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          Money for jam
          96 26 INTEREST rates are a key determinant of corporate activity and ultimately economic growth. Or are they? Well, consider what is happening In Japan this week, where investors bid a compound yield of 1.519 per cent on a new 1.1 trillion 10-year bond issued by the Finance Ministry.
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          91 26 THE Greeks of classical times gave us the word "barbarians", by which they meant just about everybody in the world except themselves. Now their modern descendants are in trouble for re-interpreting the word "Bulgarians", which was defined in a newly published dictionary as a pejorative term
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          75 26 HANDPHONES may be a crate in Singapore, but not so in many parts of the world. A BT reporter recently hi Toronto saw only one person—a Chinese-looking woman—using a handphone after visiting several areas ofthe city. This may surprise many here, considering that Toronto, a city of four
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      260 27  -  By: Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Come Dec 1, ships plying the straits of Malacca and Singapore will be subjected to a mandatory ship reporting system jointly proposed by Indonesian, Malaysian and Singapore authorities. First mooted by the three countries in early 1997,
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      150 27 Reuters [HONGKONG] Hutchison Port Holdings said on Monday its Panama Ports Co SA subsidiary had awarded a contract to German construction company Bilfinger Berger AG to build a new container handling facility at Balboa. The project involves the construction of a 350-metre long quay,
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      750 27  -  STRAIT TALK By Seafarer POR the past six years Captain R Beedel of the London-based Nautical Institute (NI) has locked himself away while carefully compiling and editing accident and near miss reports. His Marine Accident Reporting Scheme (MARS) has been the
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      418 27  -  Orders for new tonnage have dwindled, says Clarkson's By: Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] The surge in containership newbuildings has come to an end with growth in demand for container slots soon outstripping growth in supply. According to a report from Clarkson's Research
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      352 27  -  From David Hughes in Genoa PSA Corp is in talks with "more than a dozen" potential port project partners at any one time, its chairman Yeo Ning Hong revealed to journalists at Genoa on Monday. But, Dr Yeo cautioned: "Conversations don't necessarily
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      972 28 ASIAN CRISIS The extent of the damage done will only begin to show through when lines announce their 1998 first-half results International Transport Journal IT IS still difficult to fully assess the impact of the crisis in various Asian countries on container shipping. No doubt the
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        179 43 May 20 Hong Kong: Tuen Ng Festival. M*jr2S United Kingdom: Spring Bank Holiday. United States: Memorial Day. May 30 Taiwan: Dragon Boat Festival Jut 1 Austria: Whit Monday. Belgium: Whit Monday. Brunei: Anniversary of Royal Brunei Malay Regiment. Denmark: Whit Monday. France: Whit Monday. Germany: Whit Monday. Ireland
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        910 43 THIS report compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges In US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on average-sized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        413 44 Bringing HE carrier into BA-Americ&n partnership will pnt them ahead in global alliance race Reuters [LONDON] British Airways pic could take the lead in the race to create global airline networks if it negotiates a link-up with Hongkong carrier Cathay Pacific,
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        352 44 Reuters [HONGKONG) Hongkong Dragon Airlines Ltd (Dragonair) said it had deferred the scheduled delivery of one Airbus Industrie A 320 aircraft by one year to June, 2000. "The A 320, scheduled for delivery in June 1999 has been delayed by one year," Dragonair's
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        263 44 Reuters [BEIJING] China plans to launch a mid-sized aircraft developed with European and Singapore partners in 2003, the International Business Daily said yesterday. The Air Express 100, to be built by Europe's Airbus Industrie, Alenia of Italy, Aviation Industries of China and Singapore
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        73 44 [INDIAN TRAIL, North Carolina] Federal aviation investigators inspect the main rotor of a Bell 206 helicopter that crashed into US 74 early on Monday, near Indian Trail, North Carolina. The aircraft apparently hit a high-tension power line before the crash, which killed the pilot and
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        205 44 PRNewswire [SEATTLE] Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing Co has confirmed an order for two next-generation 737-700s the fifth and sixth 737-700s to be purchased by the company. The two new 737-700S are scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 2001. All six
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        327 44 Bridge News [DETROIT] Northwest Airlines announced that it has added 208 new employees at Detroit Metro Airport for the summer travel season as part of its ongoing program to improve ground-side customer service. The new Northwest employees are being deployed to address luggage
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        88 44 [TOKYO] Japan's car giant Nissan Motors employee Yukiko Kanda displays the new Skyline two-door sports coupe, the 10th generation of its model, at a Tokyo hotel. The Skyline is equipped with a 280 horsepower 2.5-litre turbo engine for a 2-door coupe and a 4-door sedan body.
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        255 44 AFP [PARIS] Air France's biggest pilots' trade union yesterday announced new strike action from June 1 that could spill over into the prestigious World Cup soccer tournament. The SNPL trade union, which accounts for around 60 per cent
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        242 44 On Monday, wing problem forced Concorde jet to return to Heathrow AFP Reuters (LONDON] British Airways gave its fleet of seven Concorde planes the all clear yesterday following a problem on Monday that forced the pilot of one of the
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      203 27 BA in talks to link up with Cathay Bringing HK carrier into BA-American partnership will put them ahead in global alliance race. Back Page r m >Tfc *c The cruise business in Asia is now at an aH-tlme high and strong growth is projected to the year 2000 with the
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      1903 31 f DIRECT SAILING ,jl TO SHANGHAI ft XINGANG J I SINGAPORE'S GENERAI AGENTS: 6 SHENTON WAY TEL: 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (l/l) I COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #i7-OSDRSRLDG SALES/IKGS 4205M1/43 INWARD DEPT (D/ 0) *****85 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD ICR NO: **********0 M TOWER TWO (06M09) CONVENTIONAL *****50/55
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      567 31 fr—i EASTERN CAR UNER, LTD.' ECL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD SPECIALIZE 111 RORO HEAVY LIFT UPTO 122 TONS ECL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD LOADING FOR CHITTAGONG MUARA MV "WHITE FLORES" V.7 MV "ORANGE SKY" V.82 ETA SM 28/05/98 ETA PKL 04/06/98 ETA SIN 29/05/98 ETA MUA 02/06/98 LONG BEACH TACOMA/ VANCOUVER HO
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      771 32 a■ MAC-HELS S'POftE M'SIA I Carrier: MN CONTR LINES, WC P. GUOANG: (07) *****26 I -N A" J C/R NOi **********08 SBU: (084) *****9 MANILA: (632) *****24 W N PENANG: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (662) *****67 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 P. KELANG: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****07 MDN: (61) *****3 KUCHtJG (062)
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      420 32 NANTAI LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRICA vesse I VOY I sm 1 nil I Dm I CFT I »/ut wAwm nawcE y.022s 02m 16/06 21/06 NANTAI VENUS YO27S 12/06 21/06 26/06 01/07 04/D7 GOLDEN WUGOM VOOSS 11/06 27/06 01/07 06/07 NANIAI PRINCESS V.022S 23/06 13/07 10/07 NAMTAI
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      1165 33 IA HYUNDAI I MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. Ivtssa VOYI SOU UH I 1» ANT I HAM MV API AIMANDM 302W 21/05 15/06 20/06 17/06 11/06 NOLAMAZOMIE 0151 04/05 09/0$ 06/05 07/05 21/0$ lUJS 523WW/05 19/06 20/06 14/06 16/06 HYGENHUL 3111 06/05 13/05 09/05 12/05 30/05 MXCYPRM 005W 03/06 19/06 20/06
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      412 34 BINTANG MAS SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 39 NEIL ROAD. SINGAPORE 0206 TEL: *****68 FAX: *****64 Bffa TLX: R*****6 SINMER CR NO: **********0W Receiving Cargo at PTI Blntulu ~1 1 Mu«r« yissa VOY Si w mm m m m IMm W6O7E 31-01/0* Ok/% V9BW( 27 21/05 02/06 I Sena V9BIIE 0445/06 11/04
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      413 35 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO EUROPE "1 EXPRESS SEMI-CONTAINERISED SERVICE ~vsl VOY r?POM I A DAM/lt OAM IH lURG I MtMIN I ANTWIAP A VESSEL 22/07 27/117 OMIT 02/08 TO AUSTRALIA H FULL CONTAINER SERVICE va. Ivor fjß faw Imt 1 wk| stp| Mai hm| ADtlfflt KASUGAI VIM 2MB 3M6 HMW
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      808 35 pAPin/MMTgPMATmUAL UNES (PTE) LTD mBSBSmSiI4O Cecil Street, #03-00 PtL Building, Singapore *****0. I CR NO **********06 ynui VOY fKL SIN SYP WEI Apt Bi ESI Ear sr i^-se —ft—Bji lOTA PEITAMA "*OO7 7/* "Z* 7 M M ffljOOa ACCLAIM 5T***** j2*ii limNMJ IVISSfI VOY PKI SIN BNI AKI LYT Nft
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      854 40 SAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 CR NO. **********00 BOOKINBS CALL DIRECT LIHE: 222 2 941/43 JE«ICA/CELI A/MEmiAN 7 SLGS/WEEK 2 SLG/WEEK VESSEL VOY SIN JAK VESSEL VOY ciiuap TIMUR 965 IN PT 27A)5 (WED)
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      624 40 I ifM ENG LEE SHIPPING CO PTE LTD I I T«l: *****75 (4 Umi| hi: 5330«3«/53J*»40 I I Y Ci l«i l IIW0»M{ I VESSEL VOY SIN ETA SIN ETD DESTINATION BuoraAbodi 09/98 26/05 28/05 Pevwrong/Buolon/8 Popon Rosmolowofi 10/98 26/05 27/05 Kuolo Tungkol Union Stor 10 07/98 27/05 28/05 Bcuna/Sptong
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      458 40 m FAR EAST 29/05 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 31/05 BANGKOK 29/05 MANILA/CEBU 31/05 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 31/05 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 29/05 BUSAN 31/05 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 31/05 HONG KONG SIM CHINA (+H«-±Wto) 31/05 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU OALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU m EURQPE/UK 31/05 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU RDM/ANT/lEH/HAM/GOT/OSL also accepting cargo to EASTERN BLOCK COUNTRIES M USA/CANAQA 31/05 LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK all IPI
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      131 43 LEGEND: R Thunderstorm Temperoture o Q X\ v Shower Weother Wind direction with speed m knots Rom Cloudy Sky Wov h *'fl hf Surface winds ore indicated by arrows which fly with the wind One h* circle represents calm or Ught and vanobJe winds J__ One hotf fleche represents 5
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